The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Homicide Section has arrested a 27-year-old man in relation to a recent death in northeast Edmonton.
On Sunday, July 9, 2023, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Northeast Branch patrol officers responded to a weapons complaint at the Belvedere LRT Station in the area of 129 Avenue and Fort Road. Upon arrival they located a deceased adult male with suspicious injuries.
Police have since arrested and charged 27-year-old Jamal Joshua Malik Wheeler with second degree murder in relation to this homicide.
An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 12, 2023, with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to establish cause of death. Investigators believe the victim and suspect were not known to one another.